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Jan-Werner Müller

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Two Trump moves last week could kill off future accountability for his deeds

Two Trump moves last week could kill off future accountability for his deeds

Last week, the Trump administration proudly published two pieces of news which, at first sight, could not be more different: one a dry 52-page legal...

07.04.2026 7

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Jan-Werner Müller

Pete Hegseth is promoting a nihilist cult of death

It appears that members of Trump’s cabinet get chosen not despite their endorsements of violence, but because of them. Pete Hegseth was primarily...

23.03.2026 20

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When it comes to ending elite impunity, the US could learn from the UK

It is both sad and ironic that, 250 years after the revolt against George III, the British monarchy is teaching its former colony lessons about...

03.03.2026 10

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Beware of ‘anti-woke’ liberals: they attacked the left and helped Trump win

03.02.2026 30

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A congresswoman wants to impeach Kristi Noem. She’s right to do so

11.01.2026 70

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The Trump doctrine exposes the US as a mafia state

07.01.2026 100

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What Rosa Parks can teach us about resistance today

30.11.2025 20

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Trump is turning the US military into a political prop

17.11.2025 10

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Jan-Werner Müller

Trump’s megalomaniac White House project fits a global trend among far-right populists

26.10.2025 20

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US universities must reject Trump’s ‘compact’. It is full of traps

07.10.2025 9

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Why Trump’s political playbook is failing in the Epstein case

24.07.2025 10

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America’s famed ‘checks-and-balances’ governance system is failing

16.07.2025 20

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Jan-Werner Müller

Do protesters have a right to wear masks? Yes – despite Trump’s double standard

11.06.2025 10

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Jan-Werner Müller

Will the Trump-Musk rift really change anything?

09.06.2025 10

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Jan-Werner Müller

Trump’s revenge spree on Harvard echoes well beyond education

26.05.2025 10

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What did Pope Francis think of JD Vance? His view was more than clear

23.04.2025 10

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Jan-Werner Müller

Don’t believe the doubters: protest still has power

22.04.2025 10

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Harvard shows resistance is possible. But universities must join forces

18.04.2025 10

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Academic freedom in America needs to be defended. Here’s how

18.03.2025 10

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Trump is concentrating power. A key faction of judges supports the idea

07.03.2025 10

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Yes, Trump is a hypocrite. But is pointing that out an effective attack?

04.03.2025 20

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Lessons for the resistance 2.0 on how to fight back against Trump

21.02.2025 10

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Aspiring autocrats like Trump are always more dangerous the second time in office

07.02.2025 20

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Oligarchs are more visible than ever. That also makes them more vulnerable

22.01.2025 20

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Jan-Werner Müller